Liquid dispensing container



Filed Jan. 2, 1935 1935. R. R. BOWSER ET AL LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINER Lmwrfiwf PH I MHHI h 1.

' INVENTORS,

B Y 7W $4, A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINER Raymond B. Bowser, near Dayton, and Jacob Elmer Miltenberger, Jr., Dayton, Ohio Application January 2, 1935, Serial No. 42

'7 Claims. (01. 225-1) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in liquid dispensing containers.

In order to withdraw liquids such as beer in bulk quantities from kegs and other containers,

it is necessary to punch out a bung, or tap a. hole in the container to receive a dispensing pump. However, immediately this hole is made, carbon dioxide gas will escape through it to make that liquid more or less flat for beverage purposes.

Furthermore, when a pump is inserted in the hole, air will be discharged therefrom through the liquid, forcing the carbon dioxide gas out of the liquid and introducing therein bacteria and other foreign matter.

If the container holds alcohol or other commercial liquids, the air vent which is drilled or punched in it to release the liquid will become a means through which some of the vapors will escape, thus causing waste.

It is one of the principal objects of our invention to provide a hermetically sealed container from which liquids in bulk quantities may be freely dispensed without waste, contamination or deterioration by automatically introducing air into the receptacle without aerating the liquid therein. If beer is dispensed, carbon dioxide gas is not released, except that held in liquid solution is discharged, nor does the air pass through the liquid to leave therein bacteria and other foreign matter to contaminate it. The container remains hermetically sealed while the air is introduced through the control valve into it to discharge the liquid in a substantially whole and uniform manner through the same valve.

It is another object of our invention to provide a spigot through which air or gas may be introduced into a container, and the liquid withdrawn from it, without that air or gas coming in contact with the liquid in the spigot. The

spigot not only admits free air or gas to the container, to displace the fluid, but at the same time discharges that liquid from the container in a controlled or continuous stream free from any bubbles save those caused by the air or gas dissolved within the liquid itself.

Other important and incidental objects will be brought out in the following specification and particularly set forth in the subjoined claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating our invention, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view taken through a liquid container in which our fluid dispensing means have been installed. Figure 2 is a front view of said container, showing the spigot for admitting air to, and discharging the liquid from, the container. Figure 3 is a front vertical sectional view taken through the spigot. And Figure 4 is a side, vertical sectional view taken through the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawing for a detailed description of our invention, the numeral 5 1 designates a can or container I filled with a liquid to be dispensed in bulk quantities therefrom. Formed in the head or top 2 of this container is a hole 3, through which the liquid to be dispensed is introduced into the container. 10 This hole is closed by a cork stopper 3 pressed below ribs 3 to make it non-removable after the container has been filled.

Formed in the head 2 of the container between the filling aperture and a side wall thereof, is 16 a raised portion 4 in which an air inlet aperture and a liquid discharge opening are formed. Projecting through the air inlet aperture in the raised portion 4 of the head 2 is the outer end of a tubular line or projection 5 on the lower 0 end of a tube or standpipe 6 that extends upwardly into the liquid in the container. At its extreme lower end the tube 6 communicates with the inner end portion of a horizontal liquid discharge tube or line I that projects with the air 25 line 5 through the liquid discharge opening in the raised portion 4 of the'head 2.

The tubes 5, 6 and I are preferably made up as an integral structure, to the outer ends of the air and liquid line parts 5 and I of which 30 a spigot 8 is attached. This spigot comprises a conical shell 9, open at the bottom and the top, and formed in its circular wall with an upper aperture into which the outer end of the air line 5 is fitted, and with a larger hole below to 35 receive the outer end of the liquid line 1. R0- tatably fitted within the shell 9 is a hollow plug I I] having a flanged top II to which the shank of a turning ear I2 is hingedly attached. The top portion of the plug I0, which is its air inlet 40 part, is hermetically sealed from its lower, or fluid discharge portion by a horizontal partition I3.

Formed in the wall of the plug I0 above the partition I3 therein, is an air outlet opening I4 45 which is adapted to be brought into registry with the outer end of the air line 5 by turning the plug.

Air enters the top portion of the plug through a notch I 4 in the top edge of the shell 9, and 5 holes I5 in the plug, flowing therefrom through the outlet hole I4 into the air line 5. The partition I3 prevents this air from coming in contact, in the spigot, with the liquid which is discharged from the lower end of the latter when it 55' i rne to bring an op'ening l5 therein in (39m; unication 'with the Outer end of the dispensin I "tubelf e i :In operation, thecontainer is shown inja'dis-g,

} liquid withinthe container to be dissipated by allowing "the liquidunder that pressure to fiow" l through the line into, and out. of, the i lewd-end; I

' "the upperportionf of whichair isaidmittedtosaid ;,i s. thienperrnitted:to ascend in the tube .6 :;without., .rpassing through-theiliquid to contaminate the latter with bacteria and other' foreign matter. '{Ih'e' hydrostatic pressure induced by the 1 admission =of this air 'will force-the liquid into the 'openend c of the liquid'dispensing tube Epitome.

which it willpass through the spigot in anatural -flow.1 .If beer is thus dispensed, carbon" dioxide gas that would otherwise be lost, will 'be-retained {-tojmain'tainthe flavor-of the'beverage; .1 V

I {pensing position nFigure 1, being filled inthis 1 instance to the approximate level indicated by '5 ,the'dotted 'line"a" To dispenseiliquid' froni'the container, the spigot plugv H3 isrotated a; quarter turn toibringthe opening H5 therein into registry" e withftheliquidline l, while'the opening "i l re ;n1a1ns closed} to permit anypressure uponthe After i this pressure is relieyed," the spigot is j givenranother quarter turn to open the air li'ne15'; and liquidline "'1 completely, asshown in Figure 4 L causinglthe liquid in the vertical tube 6 todrop U 1 "to the level f" Thee'air passing intotheli-nefi' When" the spigot is turned off, the liquid, as;

'yhydrostatic pressure-will again rise in the tube 5f above its b level to seal that tube againstIthe Lentrance of .}air from the air line 5, untilit is'de-fl sired to dispensemore liquid iromthe container When the container is prepared for shipment,

, f a up-shapiedflcover 554s fitted over the raised 'gp'ortiondiof the head'fito'proteot the spigot from' "dirt 'and injurifas well asto provide a, sealing;

{means for the container. I Having described our invention, we clairnr' r 1 L-In arcontainerclosed at'jboth ends,-a tube i projecting through one end of the container toef {ward the other end thereof andopen at itsinner' j end to the liquid within the containeh a tube projecting upwardly froin the first tube at a point'near' itsinner open end, a'nd'an {air line 7 extendingforwardly from'the second, tube, above,

' d scharged ina naturaliiow,

and in the same general direction 'as-, the first 1 tube, for projection through thegfirst-namfed end eralfdire ction as th'e first tube, for, projection throu'gh the first-named end of the'container, and'alvalve attached tolthe'router,ends oi t "first tube and the air lineuthrough which ai madrnitted to saidiine andfrom which liqui VIS 3. In ,a, container including "a same i genera di as rection as; theffirstfil bs and rojecti o- .is'pisp ig} f;- from'which liquid is dischai ged in a natural'flow. 1 E

innerend tothe liquid withinilth'efcontainerfarspigot, with thefincoming air; a a

T ,the opposite end of the'pipe projecting exteriorly communication with and extending outwardly o and its euter endextending exteriorly offthe condispensingpipem L. I

abQVeSthe' q d :level; an air-line in the container V -by the liquid "itself and e the air linei subsequently j the container, altube communicating, with and u terior'ly {of "the container, as air line projecting of saiddispensingpipe"andair line iorfinitially A h tub fi said container: projecting atone, end through the head' thereofand beinggopen at its othe'r'end-"to {thejiquid witliin'fthe container, said tube-being 7 {horizontallydisposed whenthe containeris held a; dispensing position'ga tube projecting upwafdly frcnitheifirst:tube when the containeriis i held-in said posi'tion, an an: line 7 1 second tube 'above,i.and in'the 75' the-airline'Wherebythe aiifrhaybe-introduced r n in fr m h 1 through?said head, and a yalvefattachedfto Zouter;;ends':of the'first tube. andthe airline,- through whichairiis 'admitted'to said lineand;

I4. In'acontainer closedat bothends, a tube projecting through one end of the container toward the"other;end' of the'latter and openat its i tube7p rojeeting upwardly from thejfirst tube at" a fpointin'earfits inner openen'd, an airlinefprojeote ing' forwafdly fron 'the second tubegabovefland n the same general direction as, the first ,tub e,;

d a partitioned spigot attachedito the outer endsof thej first tubeand the'air line, through iairi line',"and from the lower portion of {which fdjisjdischarge'd free from contacuinisaid F 55; A? liqui dispensing, device comprising a sealed container, a iliquid dispensing'pipeflin the container and-provided with an open innerjendj .tlof-fthe'; container, as tube inside the container in said dispensing pipe, the outer endof; the ,tube being'open' andbeing adapted when the containe isin dispensing condition to'beidisposed abovethe liquid levei', andi an air; line inthe container} 7 'with itsjinner endconnnunicatinglwith said tube 1,

tainer' for-admitting air above the liquid in ithe a containerforiorcing theliquid outwardly of; said 7 6;1A1iquid storage anddispensing device com V prising sealed container, a liquid dispensing}- 9 pipe in the"conta i'nerand provided with an open ii inner end, the opposite end of the pipe pro ectingj exteriorly of the container, a'tube inside the T e tainer in communication withand extending out- 7 wardlyl'of saiddispensingpipe;the outeriend of i 9 the u b n pen and being adapted when the icontainer'iis indispensing-position.tqbeldisposed 'withlitsinnerfen'd communiciating withsaid tube i- Q and its outer endextending exteriorly of the con 7 ,ta nenvand means associated with the outer ends H ofsaidpipeandline for opening and closingsaid outer'endsindependentlyof one another'whereby jthe dispensingfpipe alone ,m'ayr be openefd 'forl" If initiallydispensing'liquid by the pressure created i opened for'passingiair, through saidtube and inde= 5 pendently ofi thebodyiof the 1iquid,'."to the-space above the liquidlevel for forcingithe liquid out 'wardly ofjthe-dispensing pipe s o A liquid dispensinglfcjdevice comprising 'a closed container, a dispensing pipe'proje'cting'into V projecting upwardly. ofl thedispensing pipe ininto the container, and cormnunicatingwith said 1 e; and means associated with theouter ends dispensing the liquid *bflforce of, the; pressure: within the" container, and for; subsequently lad ;mittin g.airalco ie theiliquid' levelfincthe summer for uis ensin t e liquid, i the admission; oi air f effecting 'lowering of theiliquid in said tube to a? "point owthe corninunication'of said tube with J Q LM BW R JR 

